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The Ohio University men’s golf team finished off the fall portion of its 2013-14 schedule by scoring its best finish of the fall, placing sixth out of the 13 teams at the Cobra-Puma Invitational in Fort Myers, Fla. According to OhioBobcats.com, the team’s finish is the best since the Bobcats took third place at the… Read More

The Ohio University swimming and diving team (1-0, 1-0) defeated Ball State in a trio of events, 162-138 on Saturday, Oct. 26, in a Mid-American Conference dual meet at Lewellen Aquatic Center. Ohio swept the leading places for the 1-meter dive as junior Haleigh Bartlett took the top spot with a score of 267.65 while… Read More

Last week's best photos are here. Follow @WOUBVisuals on Twitter for daily updates and visit our Flickr page by clicking any of the photos below. In a costume out of Boardwalk Empire, Cirque Mechanics was a hit on Friday night. (Brooke Herbert Hayes) The show at Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville featured lots of great angles and stunts…. Read More

Paul J. Roberts, 41 of Glouster, Ohio, was indicted Monday on nine felony counts including the aggravated murder of his 63-year-old father Paul E. Roberts. In addition to the aggravated murder charge, Paul J. Roberts was also indicted for one count each of: murder, gross abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, intimidation of an… Read More

The Athens County Grand Jury refused to bring any indictments in the sexual incident that occurred Homecoming weekend and was captured and transmitted through social media. The grand jury has found that no crime was committed in the alleged Court Street sexual assault, according to Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn. He made the announcement at… Read More

Halloween – one of my favorite holidays. There’s something special about the cooler days, fallen leaves and kids in costumes. These days will be gone soon and we’ll be up to our ears in turkey and Christmas music so take the opportunity while you can to try some great fall recipes. PBS’ Food Blog has… Read More

The Ohio University campus could experience intermittent power outages throughout November as American Electric Power performs maintenance on power lines that service the Athens campus. The university experiences a campus-wide outage Sunday morning that lasted about an hour. According to an email sent to the OU community power was restored by 9:26 a.m. The maintenance… Read More

Only a handful of practices separate the new-look Ohio Bobcats from a fresh start and the chance to revitalize a struggling program. A new coach, game plan and mentality accompany a program that has not seen a winning season since 2007-08. Ohio’s 2012-13 mark of 6-23 (1-15) was the worst overall record since the program’s… Read More

The Ohio wrestling team returns five NCAA qualifiers this season and is picked to win the Mid-American Conference by the MAC league office. Ohio also has three wrestlers predicted to win their respective weight classes: senior Jeremy Johnson (heavyweight), sophomore Cody Walters (174), and sophomore Phil Wellington (197). Junior Harrison Hightower (165), sophomore Spartak Chino… Read More

While it may be more than 500 miles away from Athens, you can see shows from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City live from the comfort of a local movie theater at a fraction of the cost. For nearly three years the Athena Grand has been offering Athenians a chance to experience live opera… Read More